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To elaborate, I lost my job during the pandemic (hospitality industry) and it had an immediate effect on my sense of self worth. I fell into a deep depression as the world seemed to shut down around me. After the stimulus money ran out I had to do something. I got a dead end job to make ends meet. Now I've quit that awful dead end job for something decent and I feel amazing. Yet there's a part of me that feels bad for how good I feel about having a decent job. Like, do I only feel good about myself because I'm employed and making “enough” money? Yes, absolutely. And that bums me out. I hate how my opinion of myself is dependent on my employment status.